I think the fact that Fox had him on, and the other state run media didn't says a lot. But if we are going to have Penn breaking arms, Beck is VERY low on the list... he has the entire staff of CNN, MSNBC, and all the other loonie left stations first....

"The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero projects his fear onto his opponent while the coward runs. 'Fear'. It's the same thing, but it's what you do with it that matters". - Cus D'Amato

I don't consider her/them to be left, more center right and only left of the batshit crazy right (i.e. Glenn Beck). We need a real left/3rd party in this country actually, and in a bad way.

CNN gets my respect (for about a day, then they'll lose it again) by doing away with demagogues. CNN has been **** journalism for as long as I can remember, but it's still lightyears beyond Fox & co. The new age of political pundits is harmful (and disgusting). It was bad enough when Americans just didn't read and were under-informed about the issues, but now they're actively misinformed, told how to think, and riled up in the same breath by nifty little entertainment news packages.

The democrats would be fools to not install their own pundits and cash in, but this is going to have very nasty & long-reaching effects on how politics are conducted imo!

I don't consider her/them to be left, more center right and only left of the batshit crazy right (i.e. Glenn Beck). We need a real left/3rd party in this country actually, and in a bad way.

CNN gets my respect (for about a day, then they'll lose it again) by doing away with demagogues. CNN has been **** journalism for as long as I can remember, but it's still lightyears beyond Fox & co. The new age of political pundits is harmful (and disgusting). It was bad enough when Americans just didn't read and were under-informed about the issues, but now they're actively misinformed, told how to think, and riled up in the same breath by nifty little entertainment news packages.

The democrats would be fools to not install their own pundits and cash in, but this is going to have very nasty & long-reaching effects on how politics are conducted imo!

Small problem. Americans won't elect leftists who are honest about their lefitsm -- outside of a few urban enclaves (e.g. Nancy's Pelosi's SF district). There are ton of fringe left parties but they can't do jack.

Outright leftists get crushed in general elections in competitive districts. American is a center-right country. Unless you're suggesting the traditional leftist way of getting results -- violence. But that has invariably ended in disaster.

Incidentally, Republicans tend to better informed about events than Democrats and independents.